Gardez Moi

Ah Jovoy, you never let me down. I just adore this scent. As I do most of Jovoy perfumes. The notes are so well blended and play together on my skin so beautifully. Jovoy, Ormonde Jayne, MFK and Xerjoff never let me down when it comes to quality and uniqueness and I find myself wanting them all. Even the ones I’m not loving, I still do respect the quality of ingredients and unique beauty of each and every scent. Oh I almost forgot, I also just adore Kerosene Fragrances very much, this small not as well known as most of the larger Niche houses has put out some unique and amazing fragrances. They have it all and what I love most about Kerosene is that I not only love their perfumes but they all last incredibly long. And sillage is great too. There are many small rarely known and very talented and amazing Niche and Indie perfume houses and it’s a shame, ppl have no idea what they’re missing by not at least sampling some of the scents. If you have never heard of Kerosene and are curious but don’t know where to start. I HIGHLY recommend Unknown Pleasures if you’re a gourmand/citrus lover. This scent will have you running back for a full bottle, and for back ups, it’s that intoxicatingly addictive...if you love sandalwood as much as I do then u must try Santalum Slivers and oh my goodness the very beautiful Blackmail, oh there are so many I love from this house. I suggest buying their sample pack . That’s exactly what I did. It’s worth every penny. And you will find your favorites that way. Or you may just end up like I did, loving all of them and going back every week for a full bottle. Best of all, for a Niche/Indie house, their prices for a full bottle is more that fair. And wow wait til u see their beautiful bottles. Sorry. I know I came to review the beautiful Gardez Moi and got off track, as I always tend to do and started gushing over Kerosene. But trust me this house is well deserved of the love. Don’t take my word for it. Sample for yourself.

I'm nearing the end of a very long journey to find a feminine, mixed, white floral perfume I can wear often, every day perhaps. I believe Jovoy "Gardez-Moi" is discontinued; however, it seemed to fit the bill based on my current preferred fragrance notes. I sprung for a sizable decant. I sense tuberose in the opening, along with prominent gardenia. Or perhaps it's the ylang-ylang I detect that smells so familiar. Opens as a pleasant, slightly indolic, mixed white floral fragrance with some green nuances. The green opening floral notes DO remind me of Herrera "Tuberose." But I do not see tuberose listed amongst the main ingredients and notes... Mimosa, gardenia & lily are most prominent florals. The dry-down is very pretty and smoother, drier, way sweeter and much warmer than Herrera Tuberose. I like the base and mid notes a lot with loads of mixed florals, soothing moss, some vanilla and a bit of musk. The dry-down is dusty and hay-like...very unique & comforting. Couldn't stop thinking about Gardez-Moi. So, I purchased a deeply discounted bottle from a reputable, online discount retailer.

I've been on the hunt for a gardenia scent and I recently scored a 1/3 of a bottle of Gardez Moi in an auction off eBay. The opening is a juicy, dark gardenia. After 20 minutes it calms down and I can pick up some of the other florals. After an hour it turns to a skin scent..... or so I thought. As I was dining outside twice this past week I was complimented both times by different sets of guests. Remarkably I was still projecting the scent between 3 and 5 hours after first applying. Frustratingly this will not be the holy grail of all gardenias, because I can't detect shortly after spraying, so my search continues. Edit: 6.06.19 Update to my original review. Not sure why I could not smell this before, but Gardez Moi is a good performer, I can still pick it up 5 hours after applying. I’ve also gotten compliments, so good projection too. The more I wear it the more I love it.....so changing my review to LOVE.

Last night I was checking some new product when I encountered something magnificent. I recognized that something smells extremely beautiful. It was like I am in the middle of heaven with a lot of flowers surrounded me! I chased the smell and finally I found the source! It was a masterpiece created by Jovoy! Gardez Moi was the one which was enchanted me. Absolutely feminine perfume with great projection. Gardenia, Jasmine and white Lily was mixed meticulously and had made a extraordinary beautiful blend which absorb any attention. I sprayed a little on my wrist and when I got home, It was still smelling significantly. So I can say that the longevity is as good as the projection. According to the accords, I can say it is a good perfume for warm seasons. If I wanted to buy a perfume for a girl at the age of around 30, I would buy it with no doubt. ااشانتیون ارجینال این کار موجوده

This has all the marks of a good niche fragrance. It’s very well blended and elegant with very good longevity for a lighter floral fragrance. It’s clean, a little green, bright, and very hard to pick apart when it comes to notes. The one stand out is of course the gardenia. To me gardenia and tuberose fragrances are the most voluptuous white florals which give a rich thick nuanced fleshy feeling to a fragrance. The other florals here are taking a back seat. The yellow florals come out as background singers a bit in the dry down with a musky base. But this fragrance is all about gardenia in an expensive smelling way. There’s a pinch of sweetness and tiny sparkle of aldehyde but all these notes are so well blended I wouldn’t know the difference if it wasn’t written above.

This is the younger, ever-so-slightly louder sister of the masterpiece Songes by Annick Goutal. They are almost identical but this is a bit bolder and doesn't settle down like Songes does. However, one could absolutely mistake one for the other. For me, these are the top gardenias out there. It's not ground-breaking, but does everything need to be? No. It holds its own as a more traditional - but definitely niche- offering. This is a sparkling, strong gardenia, an absolute must for lovers of the note. I don't get peppers, just the stellar, creamy floral accord. On my husband, the peppers (and some zingy fruits) show up front stage. So, an offering for all? This is a pretty safe blind buy for women and an excellent gift idea (who would not enjoy a whole bottle of this?).

Gardez Moi by Jovoy Paris combines the most true-to-life gardenia with sweet aquatic-floral undertones. I definitely get the impression of the green leaves flowed by some fizzy mimosa with a hint of raspberry. Notes of crisp lily with buttery ylang-ylang and a wisp of jasmine. I have a serious obsession with all things gardenia so it is no surprise that I absolutely love this fragrance. This is the second fragrance that I have purchased from the Jovoy Paris house and I do find their fragrances to be unique, high quality and so well-done. Gardez Moi is elegant and refined which is perfect for date night and black tie affairs.

رایحه سبز و گُلی با شیرینی لطیف متاثر از روایح گُلی با تم آدامسی و بوی سبز که یادآور ساقه تُرد و آبدار گل و گیاه هست رو در شروع حس کردم به مرور شیرینی عطر بیشتر میشه و فضای سبز کم رنگ اما همچنان بالانس خیلی خوبی بین نت ها برقراره و ترکیب دلنشین ای رو رقم زده تلخیِ سبزِ گیاه با شیرینی مشکی وانیلی هر دو بسیار ظریف و شکننده هست و از هیچ ور بوم نمی افته ****************** scent:9/10 longevity:8.5/10 sillage:9/10 purchase value:5.5/10 ******** overall:8/10

Starts with big jasmine and gardenia. Very slightly spicy. Green leaves and soil, less indolic than I expected. Then more of a wet feel... a garden with turned earth, torn leaves, and water lilies floating in moss. Pleasantly surprised given the poor reviews, but I've a weakness for pond like smells and earthy smelling gardens, traveling from flowers down green stems into the wet ground with my hands.

This is a fascinating scent! Opening is sharp and GREEN! But it isn't unpleasant at all and quickly subsides into an ever evolving white floral that is soft and sensuous. I wore it to a dinner party recently and I've never received more compliments on how good I smelled. Definitely FBW

Very beautiful, realistic white flowers! The jasmine is very indolic and prominent. A mature-leaning perfume that reminds me of a woman in the 90s with a corporate job, driving a convertible BMW.

Smells like walking through a grassy field in middle of spring, smelling all of the different flowers.

I love big fat white creamy florals(BFWFs) but was looking for something off the well-worn path. The interesting note description for Gardez Moi and the story behind it swept me off my feet and caused a blind buy. Mostly what I smell, is masses of gardenia flowers that have just opened their buds, that have not gotten the slightly carrion smell of gardenias before they begin to wilt. Joining in are Jasmine, Lily, Ylang Ylang and Tuberose, all my favourite culprits and all at the peak of their beauty. This is less dense than Isabey's Fleur Nocturne, a favourite of mine but which can be cloying for people across me if they aren't fans of BFWFs. The crispness I assume coming from Cyclamen and tomato leaf, together with aldehydes gives this a green opening akin to Cristalle without its frostiness. The smoky styrax and musk give Gardez Moi a strong base and the scent lasted on me the whole day with two sprays, with a good sillage too. I find this more interesting than Estee Lauder's Tuberose Gardenia which I paid a far dearer price for than Gardez Moi. To enjoy this, one must really adore overdoses of white florals, beginning green and fresh and ending in shadowy musk, I suppose much like a love affair that the perfume is named after. To top it all off, the scent comes in a heavy glass bottle with a heavy silver top and housed in a faux leather but still very elegant presentation box. These things shouldn't really matter to a perfume lover but as a gift, it would not go unappreciated. I would recommend this even if it isn't quite far off enough the beaten path for my current fancies.

Gardez Moi opens with a fresh, airy, aldehydic impression that immediately sets a refined, slightly nostalgic tone. As it develops, the fragrance blooms into a rich floral bouquet led by creamy gardenia, with lily, jasmine, and ylang-ylang in supporting roles. A mossy green nuance lingers in the background, adding a natural, earthy contrast that keeps the florals from feeling too polished or heavy. The dry-down becomes smoother and more comforting, settling into a powdery, creamy vanilla while white and yellow florals remain softly present. The scent feels vintage-inspired yet clearly modern — more a contemporary interpretation of classic floral perfumery than a true vintage composition. A noticeable cosmetic, waxy texture runs throughout, reminiscent of high-end creams or makeup. What initially feels straightforward reveals surprising complexity over time. Temperature plays a key role in how it wears, shifting from green, earthy florals in cooler conditions to a creamy, waxy vanilla that can hint at coconut-like lotion in warmth. It recalls a softer, more restrained, daytime-friendly take on Black Orchid — less dramatic, less femme fatale, and far more approachable. Well blended with solid performance, Gardez Moi leans feminine and feels especially fitting for spring.

At first, it’s all dry, green moss and old-school soap, sharp and aldehydic, with a hint of fresh rose tucked behind. A few minutes later it shifts gear completely. Suddenly you’re in the middle of a bright, fizzy bouquet of white-and-yellow florals: tuberose, jasmine, big, sunny blooms, sweet but sharp enough to fizz on the skin. The drydown is softer, more powdered: vanilla, musk, and a little tart-fruity note. Much later there’s something like gardenia, green and slightly watery, wrapped in that powdered vanilla base. It reminds me of Amarige, not because they smell the same, but because they share that big floral-on-powdery-vanilla idea. The difference is that Gardez-Moi starts with moss and soap before giving you a thinner, airier take on the same kind of bouquet. And honestly, I prefer that.

This smells like something a rich elegant lady in her late 30s-40s would wear, possibly a widow, and she is someone who pairs it with skirt suit and a hat (imagine British coronation party style). It smells like a huge expensive bouquet of white flowers. The quality is there, well blended, great performance. I personally find jasmine dominating the show with gardenia not far behind, and I wish there was more white lily, but to be honest I love that note and there is never enough for me. However, it is way more deep and complex than just a few white flowers. I absolutely love it, but I'm not reaching for it that often as it is slightly too mature /classical fit my liking (although no grandma vibes, I promise).

"Gardez Moi" smells like summertime. The opening was breathtakingly beautiful - feminine, sweet and warm flowers, mostly I was struck with cyclamen and lily, gardenia was also present, but it was perfectly blend with other notes, and good thing it was as straight up gardenia can sometimes induce headache for me. As it develops "Gardez Moi" keeps the beautiful summertime vibe until it reaches the 5 hour mark where all the flowers fade away and I am left with slightly sour musk drydown which I've never been fond off, so I have to admit that I felt a slight disappointment at this stage. Staying power was decant - 5 hours with flowers and few more as straight up sour-slightly flowery musk.

Wore Gardez Moi under my shirt. I would stick my face in my shirt occasionally to sniff and thought well this is interesting but I'm not sure I like it. Then went for a walk and was getting light whiffs that smelled lovely in the cold night air. So I think maybe this one just doesn't work if you, say, huff it straight from the application point, but will definitely smell great to the people around you and will still gives you occasional whiffs.

Very pretty combination of white flowers and ylang-ylang! The aquatic undertone shines through just enough to make the composition more interesting, and that comes from someone who otherwise HATES aquatics.... I personally don't get any tomato leaves, which is a shame as I usually love that inclusion. This is a well blended fragrance perfectly suited for a woman👌

This is a straight up fun scent for me and I just realized why. This is how the Duty Free stores at the airport smell. And every time I smell duty free, I'm on vacation. woohoo!!!! So do you want to smell like cosmetics and perfume? Why not. Enjoy.